PERMIT

Denver Revised Municipal Code ch. 49, art. XIII, div. 2

in effect

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 49-356 Required.

Sec. 49-356. - Required. No part of any structure or any appendage thereto shall occupy space above, on or under any street, alley, sidewalk or other public way or place, except by and under the authority of a permit in writing, granted by the manager of transportation and infrastructure. (Code 1950, § 331.1; Ord. No. 39-20, § 122, 2-3-20)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 49-357 Bond or insurance.

Sec. 49-357. - Bond or insurance. As a condition of the issuance of any permit under this division, the manager of transportation and infrastructure shall require either the posting of a bond in a penal sum not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) with sureties approved by the manager so conditioned that the person receiving a permit shall hold the city harmless from all loss or damage to persons or property on account of injury arising from the construction or maintenance of the permitted structure or appendage, or the filing of evidence of a policy of public liability insurance in the name of the permittee, with the city as a named insured, with the minimum limits of coverage of fifty thousand dollars/one hundred thousand dollars ($50,000.00/$100,000.00) for bodily injury and five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for property damage, covering the location of the encroachment on the public property for which the permit is issued. (Code 1950, § 331.1-3; Ord. No. 39-20, § 123, 2-3-20)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 49-358 Prerequisite to issuance of building permit.

Sec. 49-358. - Prerequisite to issuance of building permit. No building permit for the construction of any structure or appendage shall be issued by the building inspection division until there shall have been obtained the permit of the manager of transportation and infrastructure required in this division. (Code 1950, § 331.1-4; Ord. No. 39-20, § 124, 2-3-20)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 49-359 Revocation.

Sec. 49-359. - Revocation. The manager of transportation and infrastructure is authorized to revoke any permit under this division if such action is deemed by the manager to be necessary to facilitate the movement of traffic; to provide for public safety; or to provide for the public safety, convenience or necessity in use of public ways and places. (Code 1950, § 331.1-2; Ord. No. 39-20, § 125, 2-3-20)

Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH49STSIOTPUWA_ARTXIIIPEOCPURI-W_DIV2PEFetched: 10/27/2026